Billy Bricks is celebrating 20 years of serving wood-fired brick-oven pizza in the suburbs. The company is currently helmed by CEO Ric Gruber, left, and was founded by his dad, Bill Wilson.

Part of what makes Santillo's stand out is its 100-year-old brick oven, with a barrel arch. It was purchased in 1957 by the father of Al Santillo, current owner and third generation baker, for ...

If you compare a steel and brick oven both heated to the same temperature (around 700 degrees Fahrenheit), the crust in the former will be almost 200 degrees Fahrenheit hotter in the same amount ...

Brick-oven and wood-fired pizzas require skills and training to make, but customers are falling fast for thin, chewy crusts and high-end toppings. Erie pizzeria owners fired up about brick-oven ...

The owners of wood- and coal-fired ovens may face major financial decisions. At Capizzi Pizzeria in Hell's Kitchen , the brick oven brings a kiss of crisp. Owner Joe Calcagno built it himself in 2008.